Energy Strategy & Operations Manager
Duluth, MN - USA
Job Summary
The Energy Strategy Operations Manager acts as a senior extension to the Director Energy Strategy & Operations helping operationalize QTS energy strategy and maintain a single trusted forward-looking view of power availability interconnection status load growth infrastructure readiness costs risks and constraints. Reporting to the Director this role owns and governs assigned energy datasets leads cross-functional validation of energy inputs and produces the executive- board- and Blackstone-ready reporting and scenario analysis that inform growth development sequencing customer commitments and capital allocation in a rapidly scaling environment.
What You Will Do: (Job Responsibilities)
Energy Data Ownership & Governance
Own enterprise definitions standards and controls for assigned energy- and power-related data utility capacity interconnection milestones load forecasts energy costs contracts constraints and risks.
Help maintain the single source of truth for energy metrics used in executive board and Blackstone reporting.
Cross-Functional Energy Operations Review
Review and validate energy inputs from Energy Development Operations and Finance ensuring site-level realities align with enterprise planning assumptions.
Surface delivery risks timing mismatches and tradeoffs early to the Director.
Energy Strategy Execution & Reporting
Operationalize the strategy through clear metrics dashboards and reporting that track power availability versus demand development sequencing and execution risk.
Produce and own assigned energy-related executive board and Blackstone materials.
Forward-Looking Scenario & Capacity Planning
Drive scenario analysis around load growth market expansion utility timelines alternative energy solutions and policy changes.
Provide leadership with decision-ready tradeoffs and risk assessments that inform development sequencing customer commitments and capital allocation.
Governance & Capability Building
Establish and improve repeatable governance and review processes that reduce late-stage surprises and ad hoc data reconciliation; guide analysts and raise the quality bar.
Other duties as assigned.
What You Will Need to Be Successful: (Required Qualifications Education Experience Certifications)
- Bachelors degree in Business Economics Finance Engineering Data Analytics or a field related with 8 years of experience or a
Masters degree (MA/MS/MBA) with 5 years of relevant experience in energy/utilities strategy analytics or business operations. - Hands-on experience owning datasets dashboards and executive / investor reporting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with strong analytical and modeling skills.
- Proven ability to coordinate and influence cross-functional stakeholders and produce executive-ready materials.
Nice to Have: (Preferred Qualifications Education Experience Certifications)
- Masters degree (MA/MS/MBA) is preferred.
- Working knowledge of power markets utility interconnection load forecasting energy costs or generation / infrastructure technologies.
- Power BI or similar BI / visualization tools; experience with structured data governance and management.
- Program/portfolio management or data-governance experience.
- Experience in energy utilities power infrastructure or large-scale data center / service-provider environments; strategy & operations or chief-of-staff exposure.
Other Key Skills: (KSAs)
- Excellent verbal written and presentation skills.
- Strong ability to translate energy data and strategy into structured decision-ready insights.
- Working command of data governance dashboards scenario analysis and executive / investor reporting.
- Ability to coordinate and influence across a matrixed cross-functional organization.
- Comfort operating in a fast-growing dynamic and often ambiguous environment.
- Unwavering commitment to customer service and QTS core values (Integrity Character Trust; Action Innovation Accountability; Team).
We conform to all the laws statutes and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women minorities individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or national origin age disability status Genetic Information & Testing Family & Medical Leave protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint orally or in writing to the employer or the government or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.
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About Company
QTS Realty Trust, LLC is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint spanning more than 9 million square feet of owned mega scale data center space within North America and Europe. Through it's software-defined technology platform, QTS is able to deliver sec ... View more